Mark 10:28 (KJV)

Passage

Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

Mark 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

Mark 10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

Mark 10:29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,

Mark 10:30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "peter", "began", "left", "followed", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "peter" and "began", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And Jesus looking upon them saith With..." into verse 29's "And Jesus answered and said Verily I...", so "peter" and "began" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "peter" and "began" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.